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Recognised as Colour

#5D74DF

  • #5D74DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#5D74DF is a blue with RGB values 93, 116, 223 and HSL 229°, 67%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#5D74DF#5D74DF
HEX#5D74DF
RGBrgb(93, 116, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.4549, 0.8745
RGB percentages36.5%, 45.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(229.4, 67%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 58.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK58.3%, 48%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,124,767
CSS custom property--colour: #5D74DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#A28B20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F82E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2977DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.4Slate blue · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFC85D
Analogous#5DB5DF, #875DDF
Triadic#DF5D74, #74DF5D
Split complementary#DF875D, #B5DF5D
Tetradic#DF5DB5, #DFC85D, #5DDF87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE2F8
Lighter +20%#B2BDF0
Lighter +10%#8899E7
Darker −10%#324FD7
Darker −20%#233DB3
Darker −30%#1B2E88
Darker −40%#12205E
More saturated +25%#4564F7
Less saturated −25%#7584C7

Channel breakdown

R93
G116
B223
Red93 (36.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue229.38°
Saturation (HSL)67.01%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G 74 · B DF

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